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- In 1969 Colt introduced this new design as the Mark III.
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Dec 30, 2021 · In 1876 the Colt Patent Firearms Company introduced a double-action (DA) revolver developed by their chief engineer, William Mason- the Colt “Lightning”, or Model 1877, in .38 caliber. Colt offered the revolver to the Army but it was turned it down because of its small caliber and fragility.
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Aug 30, 2010 · Colt’s and S&W may have had the corner on double-action revolver sales in the late 19th century, but no company built a better or easier-to-use double-action revolver in the 1880s than...
Mar 31, 2024 · With more than 400 pages detailing the saga of Colt’s “snake guns” from the mid-20th century into the 21st century, this book is a must-read for any fans of Colt’s iconic revolver lineup.
The Smith & Wesson Model 3 is a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson (S&W) from around 1870 to 1915, and was recently again offered as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson and Uberti.
Dec 27, 2019 · The Eagle has landed: Colt billed the Double Eagle as using a “state of the art shooting system” that brought a double-action and “large-bore punch” when the gun hit the market in 1989.
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The Colt Model 1889 was the first double-action revolver with a swing-out cylinder, released by a sliding latch. This design had two advantages over previous designs as it enabled fast loading but also maintained the strength of a solid frame.
Nov 25, 2020 · In order to compete with them, the Colt company decided to introduce its own first double action model. Designed by talented Colt engineer William Mason, the Model 1877 was released in three calibers, .32 (the Rainmaker), .38 (the Lightning), and .41 (the Thunderer).
